Tetris’s Long History Offers Tips for New Game Developers (via Dice News in Tech) When the iconic video game Tetris turned 30 last week, Time published an interview with its developer, Alexey Pajitnov, in which he described the challenges of publishing software in the last years of the Soviet Union. Exporting the game out of Russia… Jihadists seize Iraq's second city, Nineveh province (via AFP) Jihadists overran Iraq's second city of Mosul, the surrounding Nineveh province and parts of Kirkuk, in a major blow on Tuesday that Washington warned threatens the entire region. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki responded by asking parliament to declare… European stock markets rise, DAX touches new record (via AFP) European stock markets closed higher Tuesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 touching a fresh record a day after it breached the 10,000 mark for the first time. The German index continued its winning streak to gain 0.20 percent to 10,028.80 points, while the… No, A 'Supercomputer' Did NOT Pass The Turing Test For The First Time And Everyone Should Know Better (via Techdirt) So, this weekend's news in the tech world was flooded with a "story" about how a "chatbot" passed the Turing Test for "the first time," with lots of publications buying every point in the story and talking about what a big deal it was. Except, almost… Brian Boyle on Rangers down 2-0 in Stanley Cup Final: 'We've got to be better everywhere' (via NJ.com) NEW YORK – There was talk from players in the Rangers' dressing room after Monday's morning skate about how they've done a lot of good things in losing the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final in overtime. Left wing Brian Boyle feels differently… Morning Reads: Domestic Terror Flares Up; Will Corruption Kill VA’s Medicaid Expansion? (via Moyers & Company) Good morning! At a congressional hearing held 60 years ago today, Joseph Welch, a lawyer representing the US Army, was stunned when Senator Joe McCarthy claimed that an attorney at his firm was a Communist. “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never… Kerry defends US soldier swap with Taliban (via AFP) Secretary of State John Kerry defended Sunday the prisoner swap that freed US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, said to have been sometimes kept in a metal cage and in total darkness while in captivity. Kerry doubled down on President Barack Obama's controversial… Yes, Verizon Is At Fault In Netflix Dispute; It's Not Delivering What It Sold Customers (via Techdirt) We wrote about the latest Netflix/Verizon dispute over who's to blame for poor quality movie streaming. Netflix has chosen to pin the blame on the ISPs when there's network congestion, while Verizon angrily hit back at this "PR stunt," claiming that… Bergdahl Prisoner Swap: Obama's Political Calculus (via Wall Street Journal Digital Network) Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's rescue, thanks to a prisoner swap with the Taliban, is causing a political firestorm. From a political standpoint, why did President Obama do it? What could it mean for Democrats, including Hillary Clinton? WSJ's Jason Bellini has… Taliban release video of US soldier's handover (via AFP) The Taliban released Wednesday footage of the dramatic moments when a cadre of gun-toting militants handed over army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to US forces after five years in captivity. "Don't return to Afghanistan again. Next time, nobody will release… |
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